GrauGeist's Photos - Page 5 - Aircraft of World War II

GrauGeist · 05-13-2009, 12:37 AM

Thanks guys and Eric, you're welcome. Glad I was able to get a T-34 in there that you weren't familiar with!

And I was just going to stay on the ramp for a few hours today, getting some shots of Aluminum Overcast, smell a little exhaust and such. Ended up staying for about 5 hours, and had some good fun. Took about 1.86 Gigs worth of photos (couple hunderd)

I'll just post a few for now, though!

vikingBerserker · 05-13-2009, 12:41 AM

The pics are incredible, THANK YOU for sharing!

Glider · 05-13-2009, 01:52 AM

How did I miss this thread first time around. Very nice photo's

Gnomey · 05-13-2009, 06:11 AM

Nice shots!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 05-13-2009, 07:44 PM

GG, I'm envious! Those are excellent shots. Thank you for sharing.

evangilder · 05-14-2009, 12:05 AM

Great shots, GG. I know how easy the hours melt away when you are hanging around old airplanes.

GrauGeist · 05-14-2009, 11:52 PM

Glad ya' guys are enjoying them!

Quote:

Originally Posted by evangilder

Great shots, GG. I know how easy the hours melt away when you are hanging around old airplanes.

You're not kidding!

Here's some more

The top photo shows us walking out to rotate the props. I was "volunteered" to help rotate the engines to circulate the oil that had settled overnight.

GrauGeist · 05-15-2009, 12:11 AM

Thought I'd toss in a couple more I took during the B-17's visit.

First photo shows a scratch-built Spad replica made from the ground up. There's quite a story behind this tempermental little machine and how it likes to end up in bushes, ground looping and committing general mayhem.

Next photo was kind of neat, CDF 202 was taking off across the way, and I grabbed a shot of it as it was "taxiing" to it's departure point.

Wayne Little · 05-15-2009, 11:22 AM

Excellent shots!

wheelsup_cavu · 05-15-2009, 03:03 PM

Cool shots.
I like the Spad replica.

Wheelsup

Gnomey · 05-15-2009, 03:05 PM

Nice shots!

ontos · 05-15-2009, 04:34 PM

Very, very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing.

GrauGeist · 05-17-2009, 06:34 PM

Glad everyone enjoyed the photos, I'll have to make a gallery dedicated to Aluminum Overcast and share more external and internal photos. I know Rasenpfeil has some from a couple years he'd want to share, too.

I was messing around with my Macro lense (again) and scored a great shot of a hoppy spider right after she nailed a small moth. All that orange is from a Lily she was lurking on.

And I'm sure Eric will get a laugh out of this, but I was using some small flies that like to hover and dart around as practice for our airshow that's coming up soon! I was using my Sigma 70-300 APO DG from my deck and they were about 8 - 10 feet away and below me. They came out much better than I expected!

evangilder · 05-17-2009, 07:42 PM

That's a great way to practice. After that, airplanes are a breeze, it's just maneuvering around people's hats!

Aaron Brooks Wolters · 05-17-2009, 11:59 PM

I love the spider shot, "Yeah, and what do you want?".

05-13-2009, 12:37 AM	#61
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Thanks guys and Eric, you're welcome. Glad I was able to get a T-34 in there that you weren't familiar with! And I was just going to stay on the ramp for a few hours today, getting some shots of Aluminum Overcast, smell a little exhaust and such. Ended up staying for about 5 hours, and had some good fun. Took about 1.86 Gigs worth of photos (couple hunderd) I'll just post a few for now, though! Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

05-13-2009, 12:41 AM	#62
vikingBerserker Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,722	The pics are incredible, THANK YOU for sharing! __________________ "Those who forget the past are condemned to repeat it" "Those who dwell in the past, condemn the future"

05-13-2009, 06:11 AM	#64
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,214	Nice shots! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

05-14-2009, 12:05 AM	#66
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	Great shots, GG. I know how easy the hours melt away when you are hanging around old airplanes. __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

05-15-2009, 12:11 AM	#68
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Thought I'd toss in a couple more I took during the B-17's visit. First photo shows a scratch-built Spad replica made from the ground up. There's quite a story behind this tempermental little machine and how it likes to end up in bushes, ground looping and committing general mayhem. Next photo was kind of neat, CDF 202 was taking off across the way, and I grabbed a shot of it as it was "taxiing" to it's departure point. Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

05-13-2009, 01:52 AM	#63
Glider Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: London Posts: 3,649	How did I miss this thread first time around. Very nice photo's

05-13-2009, 07:44 PM	#65
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	GG, I'm envious! Those are excellent shots. Thank you for sharing.

05-15-2009, 11:22 AM	#69
Wayne Little Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Adelaide Sth. Aust. Posts: 12,487	Excellent shots! __________________

05-15-2009, 03:03 PM	#70
wheelsup_cavu Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Corona, California Posts: 1,534	Cool shots. I like the Spad replica. Wheelsup __________________ Cheers Wheelsup_cavu Wheels's Photos - Time lapse build of an F/A-18 Super Hornet - Lock N' Load

05-15-2009, 03:05 PM	#71
Gnomey "World Traveller" Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Royal Deeside/St Andrews, Scotland, UK Posts: 15,214	Nice shots! __________________ "Success is not Final, Failure is not Fatal, it is the Courage to Continue that Counts" Sir Winston Churchill "To him the People of the World Largely owe the Freedom and Liberties they Enjoy Today" Enscription on Hugh Dowding's (AOC Fighter Command 1936-40) statue in London WW2 Talk: A WW2 Discussion Forum My Photo Collections on Flickr

05-15-2009, 04:34 PM	#72
ontos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Riverside, California Posts: 348	Very, very nice indeed. Thanks for sharing. __________________

05-17-2009, 06:34 PM	#73
GrauGeist Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Redding, California Posts: 3,346	Glad everyone enjoyed the photos, I'll have to make a gallery dedicated to Aluminum Overcast and share more external and internal photos. I know Rasenpfeil has some from a couple years he'd want to share, too. I was messing around with my Macro lense (again) and scored a great shot of a hoppy spider right after she nailed a small moth. All that orange is from a Lily she was lurking on. And I'm sure Eric will get a laugh out of this, but I was using some small flies that like to hover and dart around as practice for our airshow that's coming up soon! I was using my Sigma 70-300 APO DG from my deck and they were about 8 - 10 feet away and below me. They came out much better than I expected! Attached Images __________________ "Look back over the past, with its changing empires that rose and fell, and you can foresee the future." - Marcus Aurelius, Emperor of Rome > I Support Doug Gillis <

05-17-2009, 07:42 PM	#74
evangilder "Shooter" Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Moorpark, CA Posts: 14,803	That's a great way to practice. After that, airplanes are a breeze, it's just maneuvering around people's hats! __________________ http://www.vg-photo.com For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return. Leonardo Da Vinci

05-17-2009, 11:59 PM	#75
Aaron Brooks Wolters Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Abingdon, VA. Posts: 2,283	I love the spider shot, "Yeah, and what do you want?".

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